Oscar Piastri meanwhile was left frustrated over a potential case of impeding also involving Hamilton and Yuki Tsunoda.
with their quickest stops for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz topping the standings from the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.
while Russell is looking to prove he is worthy of the mantle of the Silver Arrows’ next team leader.
Alpine has since clarified that the presence of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg – who was lurking close in search of stealing that point for P10 – meant there was no opening to swap their drivers’ positions back.
Marko and team boss Christian Horner now have to decide if keeping Ricciardo is worth losing Lawson.